Summer commencement ceremonies 2013

Summer commencement ceremonies 2013

Anthony Moussa waved to family after receiving his bachelor's degree in civil engineering at Penn State commencement ceremonies held Aug. 10 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Moussa's family was not in the building. His friends held a cell phone up and he waved to his family who was watching live on Skype in Syria.

Dr. John Waters, Penn State Dept. of Biology, helped Dr. Kim Nelson, senior lecturer Dept. of Biology, prepare for summer commencement ceremonies in the green room at the Bryce Jordan Center on the morning of Aug. 10. More than 1,500 baccalaureate degrees in 12 colleges were conferred at the ceremony.

Herb McKinstry and the Centre Brass Quintet performed the National Anthem at the beginning of summer commencement ceremonies held Aug. 10 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus.

President Rodney Erickson welcomed graduates, families and friends to 2013 summer commencement ceremonies at the Bryce Jordan Center on Aug. 10. Penn State awarded more than 3,200 diplomas to students University-wide at ceremonies held at campuses around the state of Pennsylvania.

Commencement ceremonies for associate, bachelor, master and doctoral degree recipients were held at Penn State's University Park campus and at campuses throughout the state of Pennsylvania on Aug. 10. Statewide, Penn State conferred more than 3,200 degrees over the weekend.

University Nomenclator E. Alan Cameron, with support from ceremony organizer Cathey Chaffee, read the names of graduates in Penn State's School of Nursing during commencement ceremonies held Aug. 10. More than 1,500 baccalaureate degrees were awarded in a variety of colleges and departments at the ceremony held at the Bryce Jordan Center.

Graduates in Penn State's College of Education listened as Penn State President Rodney Erickson welcomed graduates, families and friends to summer commencement ceremonies held Aug. 10 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.

Penn State graduate Michelle Miller beamed with pride after she received her bachelor's degree in Earth and Mineral Sciences during commencement ceremonies held Aug. 10 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus. Miller's primary course of study at Penn State was energy and sustainability policy.

Happy graduates exited the stage at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus after receiving their bachelor degrees during commencement ceremonies held Aug. 10. More than 1,500 baccalaureate degrees were awarded at the ceremony. As of summer 2013, The Pennsylvania State University's total number of graduates, in its history, has surpassed 721,000.